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Characterizations in Candide by Voltaire As Representative of Pessimism and Optimism

driven by purer qualities. In "Candide" the young protagonist Candide undertakes a series of adventures in which he encount...

Philosophy and Pessimism

In five pages this paper examines pessimism and whether or not optimism exists in this philosophical consideration of Voltaire, Sc...

War Poems of Wilfred Owen

obviously take the most tragic of subjects and place the words in a way that would make us, the reader, want more, and yet cause u...

Analysis of Autobiography of Frederick Douglass

In five pages this autobiography is analyzed in terms of the author's uniqueness and ability to maintain optimism despite many har...

Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' and A Child's Perspective of the World

In 6 pages the child's worldly perspective is illustrated through Rochester's interest in one of Jane's paintings, her distant fut...

The World Before the First World War According to Barbara Tuchman

In six pages Tuchman's text on the period just prior to World War I The Proud Tower is examined. There are no other sources liste...

Pessimism and Optimism in Candide by Voltaire

boundaries that bring together ethical conscience and humanism. Human beings have been striving to achieve Utopian status ever si...

Evil Optimism and the Works of Voltaire and Alexander Pope

of Francois-Marie Arouet, who wrote under the name of Voltaire, the optimistic mode of thinking such as that of Pope and the many ...

Candide by Voltaire and Satirical Optimism

In 5 pages this paper discusses the optimism satirically portrayed by Voltaire in Candide. There are no other sources listed....

Austro Hungarian Empire and First World War's Causative Factors

rise of nationalism. People of common geographic origin, language, and history began to see themselves as members of large cultur...

First World War's Main Cause

could have been avoided had cooler heads been leading Austria-Hungary at the time of the assassination of their heir to the throne...

World War I and Cause of the War

themselves did not seem to have any wider-ranging political motivations beyond protesting at domestic conditions; certainly they d...

First World War and Gendered War Perspectives

In ten pages this paper examines the concept of warfare in a consideration of the differing views between men and women regarding ...

"Music Within," The Story of Richard Pimentel

This essay presents a movie review of "Music Within," (2007, directed by Steven Sawalich). The film stars Ron Livingston as Richa...

The Emotion of Art During Times of War

light - or enlightened. The evil part of humanity - the executioners, are beyond the light - in the literal and spiritual dark. F...

The U.S. Civil War: Causes and Implications

deal of power because their populations were growing so much. At the same time, Southern States were losing power and they began t...

Disillusioned Characters in Brave New World

this brave and controlled new world. Happiness is a mass illusion in this new world order, and as is the case with most widesprea...

US Economy 200 - 2003

there were quarters where there was negative real growth, indicating a recession. In 2002 the growth rate increased to 2.2% and th...

"Sorrow Of War," "Perfume Dreams" And "In Country" - Review

one can readily argue how the expectations of such a first-hand experience lend themselves to the overlapping of uncontrolled chao...

Nazim Hikmet/Human Landscapes from My Country

portrait of Turkish society at that time. Drawing on Hikmets ability as a screenwriter, as well as a poet, his free verse form e...

Alkaline Phosphatase

the liver * liver production (used in conjunction with other tests) (Datta, 2005) Inasmuch as 20 to 140 IU/L is considere...

Canadian Consumer Culture & the Environment

was not, as it had been during the Depression, a function of what the consumer could afford, bur rather what the then could find (...

Weapon Technology Advances and American Popular Culture 1920 through 1960

to make advances toward the enemy, and the advent of the machine gun in WW I replaced warfare which was fought as cavalry. The o...

Duality and War in Literature

won by any nation. Caputos work focuses on the primary character who remembers an innocence that will always live within him, bu...

Economic Comparisons Between Medieval Europe and Twentieth-Century America

This economics paper compares the demand for the stirrup during the Middle Ages to the leverage buyouts in the US during the 1980s...

Is The Rise Of China Real

of the United States. Trade accounts for 70 percent of Chinas GDP (Venables and Yueh, 2006). By comparison, trade accounts for 20...

Issues Concerning Children Identified as Gifted

There has been a great deal of research about gifted children over the last decade or so. They may not become eminent but they wil...

Literature Shifts During Medieval Times

families had essentially been wiped out by the 100 years war and the other civil wars which took place. The middle class people we...

Market and Firm Influences

consider which The Childrens Place firs into the childrens retail industry. There are four major market structures which may be o...

The Ethics of Marketing to Children

children are increasingly seen as a potential target market by marketers. The writer considers the potential ethical issues to mar...